Madras High CourtCRL OP/2773/2021disposed of

Yerike Veera Venkata Satyanarayana v. State Rep By

2021-02-15Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 15.02.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.2773 of 2021 1.Yerike Veera Venkata Sattanarayana 2.Yerike Durga .. Petitioners Vs.

1.The Superintendent Of Police, Yanam, Puducherry.

2.The Station House Officer, Yanam Police Station, Puducherry.

(Crime No.0229/2020) 3.Pavvaala Mallika .. Respondents Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to direct the II Additional Sessions Judge cum Special Judge under SC & ST [Prevention of Atrocities] Act, 1989 at Puducherry to consider the petitioners bail application sympathetically and pass order on merits on the same day on the petitioners surrender in connection with the Crime No.0229 of 2020, pending investigation on the file of the respondent Police.

For Petitioners: Mr.K.Gandhi Kumar For Respondents: Mr.D.Bharathachakravarthi Public Prosecutor (Puducherry) for R 1 to R 3

O R D E R

This petition has been filed seeking a direction, to direct the II Additional Sessions Judge cum Special Judge under SC & ST [Prevention of Atrocities] Act, 1989 at Puducherry, to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein and consider the bail https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

petition concerned in Crime No.0229 of 2020, on the file of the respondent police and consider the same on the same day itself. 2.In view of the amendments made in the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, this Court is of the view that the usual directions that were issued by this Court cannot be issued routinely in all cases. Therefore, the petitioners are directed to surrender before the trial Court within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and on such surrender, the II Additional Sessions Judge cum Special Judge under SC & ST [Prevention of Atrocities] Act,1989, Puducherry, shall deal with the matter on the same day on merits and in accordance with law, after issuing notice to the victims under Section 15 (A) of the SC/ST Act.

3. This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with the above directions.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar kp To 1.The II Additional Sessions Judge cum Special Judge, Prevention of Atrocities Act), Puducherry.

2.The Superintendent Of Police, Yanam, Puducherry.

3.The Station House Officer, Yanam Police Station, Puducherry.

4.The Public Prosecutor, Puducherry.

+1 cc to Mr.K.Ganghi kumar, Advocate Sr.No. 8419 Crl.O.P.No.2773 of 2021 AJS(CO) RMP(15/02/2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/